Family holidays
Walk among dinosaurs on a fossil hunting tour or put nerves to the test at a thrilling theme park. Get close to nature and camp in protected woodland or stay aboard a lighthouse or a barge on your family holidays. Bike rides and picnics in a national park, long afternoons at the beach exploring rockpools, baffling mazes and hide and seek in the grounds of a stately home: England is packed with inspiring child friendly holidays and activities. If you think learning is for stuffy school rooms, think again. Discover the secrets of the Tudors and Victorians, marvel at Roman remains and re-live bloody battles and beheadings on days out with the kids.
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Become a zookeeper for a day
Meet the animals at London Zoo and learn how to take care of penguins, meerkats and more.
Location: London
Be a zookeeper for the day at South Lakes Safari Zoo
Spend some quality time with the family with an up-close animal encounter at South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria.
Location: Dalton In Furness, Cumbria
Meet Downton Abbey's farmyard animals at Cogges Manor Farm
A place of family fun and learning and one of the idyllic settings for ITV’s Downton Abbey, Cogges is a wonderful family attraction in Oxfordshire.
Location: Witney, Oxfordshire
Go wild and become a zookeeper for the day at Marwell Zoo
This unique once-in-a-lifetime experience will allow you to get up close to some of nature’s most endangered species for a memory you’ll never forget.
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
Animal-inspired family fun at Bristol Zoo Project
Travel through habitats of the world on the edge of Bristol with safari-style animal encounters and child-friendly activities at Bristol Zoo Project.
Location: Bristol
Enjoy close encounters at Tropical Butterfly House & Wildlife Centre
Discover one of the most exciting wildlife parks in Yorkshire - an indoor rainforest paradise with birds and butterflies, creepy crawlies and reptiles, cheeky Meerkats and minibeasts from around the world.
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Walk on the wild side with Llamas at Llama Karma Kafe
Trekking through the Lake District with a herd of llamas is an experience you’ll never forget.
Location: Lake District
Enjoy days out with the kids at Playdale Farm
Have a fun day with the family meeting some farmyard friends, and playing indoors and out.
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
From London to Newcastle: 16 days out near you
Pack up a picnic, hop in the car and swap the city for some of these beautiful English sights - all an hour or less from a major city.
Make furry friends at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is a unique combination of zoo and farm set in 100 acres of North Somerset countryside, just six miles south of Bristol.
Location: Bristol
